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COVID pandemic share prices: Who has bounced back, who is still playing catch-up?

Shares in the biggest listed healthcare services operators all plummeted in mid March as the COVID pandemic spread rapidly. As our infographic illustrates, only around half of these have substantially recovered their value.

Taking Monday, February 3 as the starting point for 100% value, we have plotted the share price of each company as a percentage compared to this starting point.

The groups broadly split into three. Pan-Asian IHH Berhad, German giant Fresenius and Thailand’s largest operator Bangkok Dusit have largely recovered and continue on an upwards trajectory. South African groups Mediclinic, Netcare and Life, together with UK chain Spire have struggled and sit at around 65% to 70% of their pre-COVID value. Australia-based international player Ramsay falls between the two.

You can read how analyst forecasts suggest that healthcare sector valuations have been largely unaffected by the crisis by clicking here.

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